Rob Sims grew up hearing stories about what opioid addiction could do. The former Detroit Lions guard, whose father, Mickey, also played in the NFL, watched a number of his dad's friends get hooked.

One of our readers asked why we only emphasize marijuana’s downside? In the continuing effort to rid the healthcare system of opioids, cannabinoids, the active components in marijuana, have been ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving carefully calibrated doses of smoked marijuana to people with neuropathic pain, which can be difficult-to-treat and extremely painful, can ease their pain without ...

Last week a study reported that according to a meta-analysis, cannabis was no better than a placebo in the treatment of pain. As you would expect, that study generated some headlines, but almost ...

The idea of using cannabis as medicine is becoming ever more popular. And as states like Minnesota widen access by legalizing recreational — not just medicinal — use of the drug, many people are ...

DEERFIELD, Ill. — A spa in the suburbs is taking a less conventional approach to pain treatment. Anna Pamula is the owner of Renu Day Spa in Deerfield and added cannabis to her spa service in January ...

Part 4 of a five-part USA TODAY series exploring chronic pain, the challenges of treatment and the scientific advances offering hope for the future. Rob Sims grew up hearing stories about what opioid ...

Sheila Terry/Photo Researchers Inc. People have used marijuana and its derivatives to relieve pain as well as get high for thousands of years. Recently, researchers have been trying to divorce pot's ...